The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1898 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. MRS, MENTEL DESCRIBES THE MURDER Sticks to Her Plea of Self-Defense. REMANDED WITHOUT BAIL EXPECTS TO SECURE FREEDOM ON HABEAS CORPUS, Bays She Shot at Her Husband as ‘. Fast as She Could Work the Trigger of Her Weapon. 16.—Th Mrs, urder o and EDA, Dec. of | | | | | | were arr tice Morris | ba the two men who stood up a saloon | that, in fact, all edy, corroborated witnesses who had pre- viously testified for the prosecution. Attorney W. W. Foote pleaded with the court to admit his client to ball. He based his argument on the ground that there had been no evidence to prove the crime of murder in the first degree and the testimony went to show that the woman had shot her hus- band In self-defense, fearing for her life. Justice Morris did not agree with the attorney, and remanded the defendant to the custody of the Sheriff without bail. Senator Earl, who is a clated with Mr. Foote in the defense, stated they would apply_to_ the Superior Court to-| for a writ of habeas | confident of securing morrow or Monday corp . and were Mrs. Mentel's rele LEFT ALL TO HIS WIFE. Estate of the Late Samuel Flint, late Samuel ent of the Rail run over gzuge loc: he 6t broad- eet station | probate this | inst morning bv. & int, the widow. | The will is by its pro- visions. everyi 7 to the is executrix | 1ds nent is dated . anc ed by Charles A. | d Harry The estate consists of real estate in thi valued at $3000, the monthly income which is $16 Ity in Orange | . $2000; and 35500 cash on deposit in The total value of the estate does | not exceed $10.0 T Knew of the Crime. OAKLAND, Dec. 16. gene Foley and Joe Oleviria. both aged about 22 vears, | »d at Oakland mole this after- | in_the County Jail on They are supposed to noon and placed charges of robbe: MRS. MENTEL Swearing to Tell| the Truth About the Murder of | never been expelled from a ministerial so- DENIES THE - STEALING OF TWO GIRLS Rev. Henderson Has a Clean Record. A SACRAMENTO OFFICIAL VISITS OAKLAND, He Calls on the Girls and Commends the Course Taken by the Home - Finding Bociety. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Dec. 16. Rev. J. E. Henderson, accused of steal- ing two children from Sacramento, has returned to Ouakland and has made an explanation of his conduct which places him in a very different light. He Is the coast superintendent of the | American Home-Finding Assaclation, with headquarters in this city. This so- clety is now being incorporated, and among its most prominent supporters are: Rev. R. S. Coyle, D. D., Rev. E. 8. Chap- man. Mrs. G. W. Haight, Rev. H. M. Mc- Knight, Dr. M. V. Kimball, Mrs. 8. C. Sanford and President Craigie Sharp. Two days ago,” said Mr. Henderson, | “the Call published a story crediting me on the authority of an officer of another siation with doing things that were | and dishonest. This is not true. | use the English language. some time after my arrival there. ed almost entirely. has been suppre of the native population. R R AR R R S S S R R R R R R T F R P PP PP PP OSSP MONG the passengers who arrived on the Gaelic yvesterday was G. Clunies-Ross, a Scotchman who has passed the last forty years of his life as ruler of the Christmas and Cocoas-Keeling fslands, a group of the Indlan archipelago, off the coast of Batavia. He s now. en route to England in order to present a report to the Colonial Sec- retary on the condition of affalrs in the Christmas insular group. Clunies- Ross left Scotland in the forties as the colonizing agent of Great Britain, and ligion T have never interfered with their gods or their bellefs, each man freedom In religious worship. done there, yet the natives seem satisfied. For eighteen years 1 did not The tongue of the natives was a difficult one to learn, but I mastered it after arduous and severe labor and now I am quite a linguist in all the dialects of the Christmas group. The only white people who lived with me are my brothers and my family, who joined me The natives are morally good. were ardent gamblers and drinkers v_vhen I reached the islands, but this The Christmas Islands are not in the possession of Great Britain, al- though the British flag flies there. Once a year an English salling vessel touches the sole port in the group, supplying the coionizer with all the little luxuries and gastronomic amenities of life. The natural food produce of the islands, consisting ot rice and breadfruit, is sufficient for the needs P R R R R R R R R R R P S e s S 2 S T T P PO OUN * A MONARCH OF A GROUP OF ISLANDS —_— this is his first return to the home country. As a type of man G. Clu- nies-Ross {s of the strong, dominant species. He is practically the ruler of 700 mortals, with the power of life and death reposed solely in himself. Great Britain exercises a protector- ate over the Islands, but Clunies- Ross is the proprietor in fee simple. His journey to England is suposed to be due to a request made by the Col- onial Secretary in order to prepare plans for the fortification of the isl- ands. “The islands, seven in number, and populated with about as many hun- dred people, were in their original uncivilized state when I arrived there many years ago,” he said, yes- terday. ‘‘The inhabitants are of the Malayan type, docile to training and the beneficial operations of a clvil- izer. We have established schools which aim at a practical education, teaching the natives the use of tools as well as the rudiments of the En- glish language. You would be sur- prised to see how well the men have learned the first lessons of carpentry and agriculture. In the matter of re- allowing No missionary work has been They P s R S S S R R RN b b &b o o 4 two children I brought to Oakland The were two little girls whom one of our agents found in Sacramento requiring as- tral Bank,” the instructions, continued “and on my death I wish this box and my - : o do d_in sistance. We had falled to find a home | trunk, also my desk, to be placed 1 : - e, soibe cer to|my room and the room locked. No for them there, s0 he turned thefn over 10 | 51, 16 to be allowed In the room until my e L e T on) ® | son arrives from Denver, who shall be sirls, one 19 years old, who is about to o it vars Become 5 mother, and the other 16 years | Immediately advised of my death by . l,.'";h:'“\f(‘;u‘,"’{';r"‘“{"}Sgr};fifl“l‘ga’f“:’g; Administrator King testified that all 3")‘“ Sl !fm'uvm I Nevads and | these requests had been executed, but e O i 1 avold sharing in_ her | that he never knew what the tin box con- daughter's disgrace, she had given them | {$ingd since 1o one but the son, Charles both money with which they had !an\';led | is ‘supposed zhmpn held the deeds convey~ e e | ing valuable properties fo this son. = - A on ) e, e . W. Sawyer was next called by the and and’they are now well provided defense (o show that King had brought MR e 5 5 sufts to recover certain property belong- ction was investigated by the|ing to the estate. He sald that he had s Chliaren d vesterday Dan--| commenced suits to recover lands in Te- B eaar haEnoheTe hama County; also a sult against the it Meirae taken by Pra Shenandoah Mining Company, and that ta ; he afterward advised King to sue & Pr Cruelty Healy. spe came to Oakian = the aying that Rt and that theteom. | refused and subsequently engage: il- saying that 1 was right and that thetcom. | feftsed and, subsequently eng S, plaints made in Sacramento are entirely Before court adjourned # small surprise Was sprung to the effect that Charles H. Smith will probably be called to testify | next Monday or i sday “We would like to ascertain C, H. Smith’s address,” said Attorney de Golia on behalf of th tatements made by Rabbl Simon, W. Daniels and others in Sacra- are without foundation. I have mento clety and am not under a cloud of any kind. 1 have done nothing which would | 9f ! * contestants, *‘because we | show my unfitness for active service in [ Wigh to subpena him. : the Christian ministry. 1 have been in| _¥ou need not bother about a subpena,’ the ministry at Soquel, * Angels Camp, | 1ePlied Aftorney Davis, “We admit that the minletry Bl wovd Take and Minneap: | Mr. Smith is now in San Francisco, and i re the Suparior dr attorr on a| he witn 1d the the quarrel ry of circum- which s stand | between death. He attorneys confined their questions to her jacts in the immediate vicinity of the jtragedy, and \e prosecution ur dertook cross-examine her on occur rences remote from the scene of the shooting the court sustained the objec- | tions of the defense, whic District Attorney from dre jmony from M vorable to her piea of self-defens Mrs. Mentel's demeanor a stu ented the wing any testi- |stoicism. ihe did not evince the leas {emotion, and told the story of the shoot- ing as though it was (falr. There was the least evidence of | F braggadocio dbout it all when she de- | |ecribed without a faiter how e drew 'her pistol, pointed it at her husband and | began firing it at him as fast as her finger Mentel cxcept that fa- | of | & n | Club. & commonpiace af- | evening by Rev. E. P. {could work the trigge or was there |& tremor in her voice. nswers were {clear and distinct, and the only evidence |of suppressed excitement inual tapping together of t er fingers, | She stuck to her origi that her \husband had assailed her; that with | curses he had thrown & r to the ground, ‘her life, she had shot him to death. answered the questions of her attorne, iwithout hesitation and readily ‘gave t imost minute details of the tragedy. In marked contrast were her replies to the iqueries of the prosecution. falled her. To almost every,question she jdropped her eyes, tapped her forehead {mervously, as though trying to recall to mind the circumstances of the tragedy, and then avolded a direct answer by re- plying that she was so excited that night she could not remember what she had |done. Never. once did she refer to the murdered man as her husband—it was Just plain Mentel. i" ““We had been quarreling fo | utes b > reached the scene of the | s aid. "It started over a conversation concerning our marriage. 1 demanded the marriage certificate and in- i sisted upon him giving it to me. He re- | plied the ceremony s'a farce and that we were not man and wife. I threatened to go to his sister and appeal to her to plead with him to do me justice and treat yme honorably. He flew into a passion at |my persistence, called me vile names and struck me. The conversation continued as we walked along. He struck me again and I fell to the ground. As I lay there he stood over me cursing. He told me if 1 opened my mouth again on the subject of our marriage he would kill me. 1 in- sisted T was only asking what was right rand he said: ‘I will end you now! He lfr:lbhml for my throat, and as he did so pulled the pistol from a pocket in my cape and began firing In his direction. 1 |40 not remember how many shots 1 fired— 3 just pulled the trigger as f: as I could work {t. 1 did not see him fall, nor do I yemember having turned the pistol on ,myself. It all came so suddenly and I was o< ==X —zcited that I don't know wnat happened after 1 began firing.” In answer to the questions of the Dis- trict Attorney. she said she had carried the pistol for a long time to protect her- |selt. |she sald, and she was afraid of him. “Is it not a fact,” asked the District At- |torney. “that you carried the pistol with the intention of shooing your if he did not comply with your for the marriage certificate? “T did not,” was the firm reply. She said they were very close together |when she began firing, but could not re- imember whether she was standing or 1ying where she had fallen from her hus- /band's blows. ! _“I don’t know where I shot him but I #hot him lots of times, she said. It was admitted in evidence that the couple had been married at 3% South ixth street, San Jose, November 2, 189§, v City Justice Gass. It was also ad- itted that the license was issued in the name of Willilam Fred Menten and Anna Beth, but that the deceased had sub- Ecribed his correct name to the affidavit, Dr. 8. H. Buteau, who assisted at the ®utopsy, and Constable George Gray, who assisted in taking the defendant to the some min- Recelving Hospital the night of the trag-| Per cent paid to reinsure her also, so it was a lucky day for the takers Her memory | Mentel had threatened her before, husband | request | and then, in seif-defense and in fear of | She | Pleasanton last bout $180. ned Nevis at ght, relieving him of d 318" on hi rson whe: men protest the im that the robbery was c ) negr who gave them 32 1 about the er. Adams and the City Agree. OAKLAND, Dec. The _controversy the City Cou and the Adams | s ended, and no Jegal proceedings | be underiak E agreed to give quitclaims to the city | 1l land bordering on the Adams prop- | which has been formed of accretions | keeper na Sunday 1 erty from the lake. This refers to the north- east arm_of the lake, about which the dispute chiefly arose. ———————— Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, Dec. 16.—Frederick Ham- mersmith died Jast night at the home of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Hammersmith, 1174 Park avenue. Deceased was a brother ohn Hammersmith of Hammersmith Field, and was a leader of the Olympic Miss Sadie M. Dennis of this city and D. A. Phillips of lone were married last Dennett of the rst M. E. Church. The Vallejo High School football team will play the Alameda High School aggre- gation to-morrow at the new Alameda grounds. The contest will declde the lightweight championship. The sult of Ivy L. Borden against A. A. Cohen will comé to trial to-morrow after- noon in Justice Morris’ court. The case involves a_dispute of two of the best known public men on this side of the bay, who were formerly firm friends. The Municipal League of Alameda will meet Monday night and will nominate a complete ticket to put in the field at the city election next April. Read Judge Maguire to Father Yorke, fui text of his open letter in to-dav’s Star. . |STILL WARRING OVER he will be here when wanted.” at these confer- Oakland News Items. olis, and the ministers ences will show that my record is clear and that I h; left these several charges with the Kkindliest relations between the congregations and myself.” acres of marsh 1 the ooze pumpe ! ; 1 out of Lake Merritt b President Sharp of the Oakland Society | Jb% € iped: o ¥ tully indorsed Mr. Henderson’s statement. | {ractors, The its misinces [OgINE con this land s municipal property, but it is likely that it will cost a considerabje legaj struggle to hold pc sessfon. It s learned that private parties are already prepar- ing to assert their claims. A school bond election will be held to- morrow in the Melrose school district, and the people in that vicinity are in a con- siderable stir over the affair because of the price to be paid for a school site. William Kelley, a collector for Fred Becker, has been arrested for misde- meanor embezzlement in appropriating $20 to his own use. His case will come up in the Police Court next Monday. Dr. Clarence L. Maloon, formerly of this city, died at Geyserville last Wed esday night of typhoid fever. 8. B. Maloon and nephew of License In- spector Henry Maloon of this city. He was but 27 years of age, and leaves a voung widow and little child. David Hughes has applied for letters of administration in the estate of Luther P. Fisher, the advertising agent, who died November 29 last. The estate is valued at 3800, consisting of book accounts and office furniture. of this city, William A. Fisher of Boston and Grace Fisher, whose present resi- dence is unknown to petitioner. Articles of incorporation were filed to- day with the County Clerk by the Pacific Photo Mount Manufacturing Company, with principal place of business in Oak- land. The Incorporators are: S. Huff of J. W. SMITH'S ESTATE ENDEAVORING TO REMOVE AD- MINISTRATOR KING. The Queer Instructions of a Dying Capitalist Carried Out and Made Public. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Dec. 16. There were some very interesting fea- tures at to-day’s hearing of the petition of Iena I. Snodgrass and Sadie E. Thompson for the removal of C. K. King as administrator of the $300,000 estate of John W. Smith. According to Administrator King, who agaln went on the stand, the late Mr. Smith was decidedly eccentric. The late raflway magnate was a stanch belfever in Christlan science and was being treated by its apostles until one month prior to his death, when relatives succeeded in persuading him to engage the. services| gan Leandro, H. P. Squire, O. P. Downing Mr. Smith_had also instructed witness | and J. J. Reld of Oakland, and Bush Fin- nell of San Francisco. The capital stock is $100.000, of which $3000 has been act- ually subscribed ———————— Not a Tobacco User. BERKELEY, Dec. 16.—In a letter con- cerning the death of his son, H. C. Suke- forth, whose demise was supposed to have been caused from the excessive use of tobacco, E. G. Sukeforth of Nevada de- clares that the young man did not use the weed in any form. His sudden taking off, therefore, still remains a mystery. regarding his fuperal arrangements. These matters were all contained in the handwriting of Smith and were produced on the stand by King. In this instru- ment, which Judge Ogden was inclined to regard almost in the same category as a will, Smith had requested that in the event of his death his “remains be dressed in his night robe and socks,” and be placed in a plain redwood coffin; that there be but' two hacks and a hearse. "My valuables are all in a tin box left in the care of Mr. Palmenteer at the Cen- WO overdue vessels reached port yesterday, much bark Jules Verne, eighty-five days out from Newcastle, N. S. W., for San Francisco, and the British ship Cardiganshire, seventy-nine days morning and came to an anchorage a few hours later. Strange to say, the French bark and none on the English ship. = % The British bark Gunford, 185 da. to the delight of the reinsurance gamblers. The French out from the same port, put in an appearance off the head: early yesterday there was 15 per cent reinsurance paid on ys out from Hamburg, reached San Dl‘ego yesterday morning. of odds. The heirs are Lucy B. Fisher | | Defaulting Librarian st a considerable legal | doing well. There was 15 1 HARBOURNE 15 ANXIOUS T0 MAKE AMENDS Heard From. WRITES FROM THE KLONDIKE | TELLS THE STORY OF HIS WAN- DERINGS AND TROUBLES. ALAMEDA, Dec. 16—John W. Har- OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—Quite a number of | bourne, the defaulting librarian of the and will be filled in with | Alameda Public Library, is no longer in hiding. He has written to a close friend in this city, divulging his whereabouts and imparting the information that he is He writes that he is filled with remorse at his shortcomings and sa his one object in life will be to re- pay the losses of all who suffered by his defalcation. he asserts that the financlal assistance he rendered certain friends led him into wrongdoing. Harbourne has still many warm friends in Alameda, and they have frequently | announced that had hé¢, when his troubles came down upon him, stayed here and faced the music they would unhesitatingly | have made good his shortage. He was a son of | The missing librarfan is in the Klon- dike, and has an_interest in a clalm fif- teen miles from Dawson City. The pro- ceeds from this, he writes, will enable him to pay back within a year every dol- lar he owes the city of Alameda or his friends. There have been frequent rumors that Harbourne had fled to the gold flelds of the frozen north, but this is the first information received directly from him. ‘When he left Alameda under a cloud, he says, he did not have with him the money he was reported to have carried away. He states, In fact, that he had barely enough to pay his expenses for a couple of days, and had to seek employment within a week after leaving this eity in order to keep from starving. He first took the train to Pleasanton, Alameda County, from where he walked through the Tassajara country and over the Mount Diablo range to Antioch, where he boarded a steamer bound for Stockton. He worked for a few days in a Stockton hotel and then made his way to Sacra- mento. He secured employment at the capital city, remaining there three weeks. From the proceeds he saved enough to pay his fare to Seattle. He worked around Seattle for several weeks doing odd jobs and then fell in with a party bound for Klondike. Harbourne was an. expert chef and was invited to join the party to take charge of the culin- ary department. After experiencing many hardships he and his new found friends reached the gold flelds. His companions staked out claims near Dawson, but Har- bourne went farther on, and finally, ac- cording to his letter, “‘struck it rich.” He evidently heard of his indictment by the Grand Jury before he left Seattle, for he suggests to his friend to Inquire if the charges against bim cannot be quashed if he repays the amounts for which he de- faulted. “You will probably think it strange,” writes Harbourne, “that I §0\|ld stop in Sacramento where I have m&ny acquaint- ances without having my identity discov- ered, but after I got out of Pleasanton and took to the road I cut my mustache off with a pair of scissors and after that allowed my beard to grow. In a week I hardly knew myself, and I believe I could walk up Park street, Alameda, without any of my friends recognizing m “I wish I had my life to live over again, I have always been good to people 1 thought were my friends and it never dawned on me until I was deep in the hole that they had been pushing along a good thing. In another year, unless all indica- tions fall, I will be able to square myself. I wonder if T paid back all the money I was short If the people of Alameda would still want to prosecute me.” THE STOCK MARKET- Mining stocks were weaker again vesterday. Local securities were quiet and not mate- rially changed. The Security Savings Bank has declared a dividend of 4 per cent on term and 3 1-3 per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, payable January 3. The Sunbeam Mining Company of Utah has levied an assessment Of 2% cents per share, amounting to $5000, on the cuu!u\dlnfi stock. The Paraffine Paint Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 2 cents per share, payable December 23. ‘fhe San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany has declared a regular monthly divi- dend of 50 cents per share, payable, Janu- ary 2. T the Standara Consolidated mine at Bodie for the week ending December 10, some pros- ecting work continued to be done on the 150, 0, 325, 836, 470 and 582 foot levels in the East, No. 10, Security, Black, Golf and Transit ledges. Several small veins of fair to good ore are being followed. In the ralse above No, 2, south stope, on the 470 level, the average as- says show some improvement. In No. 1, north stope, on the 270 level, there is aiso improve- ment. “The ore a well and some of it is high grade. In N south stope, on the 338 foot level, the ore continues high' grade. At the new mill buflding the sheathing is com- pleted, and within a week the work of placing the battery blocks was to have n. The electrical and other machinery has ship- ped and should be on the ground by In mitigation of his offense | January | rell st. 1 At tallings plant No. 1, 350% tons of tall- ings were treated during the week. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. Morning Session. Board— 6 Alaska Packers’ Association 65 Hutchinson S P Co. ¢ 100 Market-street Railway $20,000 S P of C 68 Bonds (1903-06) $10,000 S P of C 6s Bonds (1905-06) $21,000 S P of C 6s Bonds (1905-06) Street— $4000 S P of C 6s Bonds (1912) Afternoon Session, Board— 150 Central Light & Powe: 1450 100 Giant Powder Con 60 00 110 Glant Powder Con 5975 15 Hana Plantation C 7 12! 25 Hawailan Commerc 50 Hutchinson S P Co. 5 Spring Valley Wate: 102 00 508 F Gas & Electric 86 6214 50 Vigorit Powder 3 6214 INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. Board— 65 Oakland Gas Light & Heat 85 Mutual Electric 17 15 Mutual Electric 11 62t 50 Mutual Electric 12 00 50 Equitable Gaslight Street— 35 Market Street Afterncon Session. Board— 25 Spring_Valley Water. 40 Glant Powder 100 Vigorit Powder 100 Hutchinson 30 Hawaiian I MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- eisco Stock Board vesterday Morning Session. | 100 Bet & Belcher. 37200 1200 Con Cal & Va.110/150 3 | 100 Gould & Curry. 25 50 Sierra Nevada. 0 Justice 161200 Ttah . | 30 Kentuck 051200 Yellow Jacket. | Afternoon Session. 100 Alpha .. 051100 Occidental 1100 Belcher 17/300 Overman 80 Confidence . 100 Savage 1 50 Confldence ...... 363%0 Yellow Jacket .. 18 | 100 Gould & Curry.. 27 G0 Yellow Jacket... 19 160 Occidental Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: | Morning Sesslon. 500 Alpha Con ...... 04 ¥0 Ophir . 50 Beicher © 17 300 Ophir %0 Best & Belcher. 38 200 Sierra 400 Challenge Con.. 16 200 Sierra 00 Con Cal & Va..110 200 Sierra 00 Con Cal & Va.i 1214 300 Sterra_Nevada. 300 Gould & Curry.. 25 '50 Standard 100 Kentuck 95400 Unlon Con Afternoon Session. ........ 16 100 Occidental . 200 Best & Belcher. 37 }00 Occidental . 650 Caledonia .. 22,160 Ophir .. 200 Con Cal & Va.l 10509 Overman 00 Confldence . 39{#00 Overman 800 Mexican 31100 Bavage 150 Mexican 30 30 Savage . 0 Oceldental “1151(100 Yellow Jacket. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, Dec. 16.—4 p. m. 57| 58 1050 Belcher Hanchett (contractor), architect none—All work | for a 2-story frame building (2 flats) on W i of Bartlett street, 110 S of Twenty-third, S by W _120; §2; I MEETING NOTICES. FUNERAL notice—Californfa Command- Officers and members in ery No. 1, K. T. are hereby notified to assemble the ylum TO-MORROW (SU2 DAY at 9:30 a m. sharp, for the purpose of attending the funeral of our WELL, ‘'ommandery No. 5. order of SIR JOHN P. FRASER, Em. Commander. SIR HIRAM T. GRAVES, Recorder. ot Oroyille ORIENTAL Lodge No. 144, F. and A. M.—Officers and members are requested to attend the funeral of JEFFERSON H. MAXWERELL, late ‘member of Oroville Lodge 4 | WANTEDPosition_as m Bid.Ask.| BId. Ask, Alpha Con 04 G5! Julia . =2 Alta .. 08 10 'Justice 18 18 Andes 05 07Kentuck ) Belcher -17 18|Lady Washgtn. — 5 Benton Con.... 04 10(Mexican ....... 31 32 Uest & Belcher. 36 38(Occidental ... 1101 % Bullion 02 03|Ophir LB B8 Caledonia 22 23 Overman .07 Chollar 18 15|Potosi s 18 220 ‘hallenga Con. 17 18 [Savage ST onfidence ..... 60 81lScorpion = 0 on Cal & Va'110115|Seg Belcher ... 03 04 Lon Imperial .. — 02|Sierra Nevada. 92 93 rown Point... 15 16(Bllver Hill .... — 06 on New York — 05|Syndicate ...... 05 — Sureka Con .. % —'Standard % — Exchequer ..»0 = 02/Union Con 7 1 Gould & Curry 28 27|Utah .12 13 Hale & Norcrs 12 13|Yellow Jacket. 19 20 | ———— Builders’ Contracts. Mrs. A. P. Hogan (owner) with W. H deceased frater, SIR JEFFERSUN H. u_-\i‘-g-} y 103, from | SITUATIONS WANTED—~Continued. YOUNG lady wishes position as companion to lady or to assist morning and evening for room and board. Box 450, Call office. ALL_the consideration and respect shown to lndies who are temporarily embar-assed at UNCLE HARRIS', 15 Grant ave.. nr. Market. WANTED—By a young woman, position as wet nuree; best of references. Box 510, Call. WANTED—By a voung lady, position in store, office, bakery or bookbindery. Call or address 4713 Tehama st. GERMAN girl (lately arrived) wishes position in small family. Call between 2 and 4 or after T p. m., 408 Thirteenth s e to invalld or Valencia. children. H. JONES, 153 young woman would like a itlon of trust in office, establishment or rivate correspondent or companion to invalid ady; is a good penman; situation must be in Sonoma County. Address by letter only, MISS DELLA M., Petaluma, Sonoma County, Cal. MIDDLE-AGED woman wishes situation as cook; is a good first-class French cook: city or country; best of references. Address box 733, Call offic wishes to take care of a baby at home; charges reasonable. 257 Clara st between Fifth and Sixth jacket finisher wants steady ss 351C Minna s ally useful; small remuneration. A ‘-ess for one week, box 436, Call. in_America—The Weekly address in the United ne year for * 0, postage States or Canada paid. _—_— SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. GET your plow bands m ¥ o end orders to C. R. HANSEN Geary st. now; plenty on hand & CO., 104 CHINESE Emp. Agency heip. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary; tel. HINESE and Japanese Employment Office; best help. 414% O'Farrell st.; tel. East 4268. Intelligent Japanese, neat and trust- position; references; speaks and nglish. ~ Address = KIMY, 725 all kinds wri Geary st CARP; chanic, wants situation. Valley' st. BARTEND from first. dress box YOU understands TER, cabinet maker, first-class me- Call or address 120 R—Young, Scotch, with reference house, wishes situation. Ad- Call office. G man wants situation in private plac s and cows; good reference. ATION wanted by first-class well digger; first-class experience in quicksand. Ap- oung boy wants position as school > Address K. KODA, 423 SE young boy wants position as school JAPAN ¢ boy or housework. Address G. S. MATSUDA, 423 Stevenson st. YOUNG man (Scotch) wishes to keep books or work in warehouse. Box 512, Call. JAPANESE young boy wants position as school boy; wages no object. K. KODA, 423 Ste- venson st. YOUNG man, florlst, wishes situation. Box call ST sober man wants work of any kind. 1125% Mission st., room 6. ALL who intend to go to the country can store their sealskins, silverware, ptano or valu- ables for safe Keeping till they return, receiv- ing a loan as well, from UNCLE HARRIS, 15 Grant ave., near Market st. COLORED man and wife want places as cooks in a hotel. Call at 1608 Leavenworth st. BY married man; proficient dairyman; under- k and farming and ke care of gentle- ffice, Oakland | stands care of fine sto “ good engineer, or would man's place. 'Box 964, Call l‘Yfll NG German w of garden and al amily; willing and_obliging. ear Valencia. ound work for a private Address 3121 MILK wagon driver, /age 23; thoroughly com- petent; year's experience ‘on doublg team; night_route preferred; references. cars 2526 Mission st. ATTENDANT young man such and be generally wants position as ful. Box 517, Call. by a firstclass coachman; best of Box Call. | POSITIO: reference. COMPETENT machinist with mining_experi- ence, sober and reliable, would hear from party In need of his services. E. N., 330 6th. BOOKKEEPER open for ensagement at once: Al references. E. H. M., 947 Poplar st., Oak- gree. C. D. BUNKER, Secretary. EXCELSIOR Degree Lodge 1 6. 0. F.—THIS EV % A %fim Second_degree will be conferred. A. K. KINGSBORD, D. M. | CALIFORNIA Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F., members are requested to meet in Memorial Hall, SUN. DAY, December 18, Ises. at 1 o'clock, to attend the funeral of our late brother, Mark M. Dugan. 5 N. €. HENRY LUK OTICE of Stockholders’ Meeting—Office of the Mountain Ice Company of California, 327 Market st., San Francisco, Cal.—Notice is hereby given that in accordance with a reso- | lution of the board of directors of the Moun- tain Ice Company of California, duly adopted at a_meeting of said board, duly convened and held on the 16th day of December, 1895, a special meeting of the stockholders of the | Mountain_Ice Company of California will be | held on Friday, the 24th day of February, 1899, at the office of the company at 32 Market st in the city and county of San Francisco, ‘State of California, the same be- ing the principal place of business and of- fice of said corporation, and the building where the board of directors usually meet. The object and purpose of said stockhold- ers' meeting is to then and there take into constderation and act upon & proposition to diminish the capital stock of sald com- pany from three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars, divided into three thousand (3000) shares of the par value of one hundred (§100) dollars each, to thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars, divided into three thousand _(3000) shares of of the par value of ten ($10) dollars each. By order of the board of directors. JOSEPH MARTIN, Secretary of the Mountain Ice Company of California. M. E. B. A. No. 35—Members please meet to attend funeral of late brother, GEORGE BYRNES, 10 a. m., SATURDAY, from under- taker's, bet. Broadway and Vallejo, on Mont- gomery ave. J. E. O'BRIEN, President. J. J. LEAREY, Secretary. a | the Masonic Temple, SUNDAY, December 15, | land: at 10 a. m. Master Masons, relatives and | EXPERIENCED German gardener and coach- | friends are respectfully invited. | “man, age'3, desires situation; clty or coun- A HUBBARD, Secy. try. Address box 01, Call. | MISSION Lodge N%&R?, F. n!:l:‘l[ ?{DZ\-{\_)‘ 'HESTER House, !;‘Tghti .'ht., ;l;?; 2“;; | Called meeting IS (SATURDAY 200 rcoms; 25¢ to $150 nigl 0 EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock. Third de- week; convenient and respectable; free 'bus and baggage to and from ferry. " HELP WANTED—FEMALE. CATHOLIC nursegirl, $20. MISS CULLEN, 325 | “Sutter st. A HOUSEGIRL, sleep home, $15. MISS CULLEN, 25 Sutter st. WAITRESS and_ chambermald, §20. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. GERMAN second girl, §%. MISS CULLEN, tter st. small hotel; Santa Rosa; 325 Sutter st. 520, fare paid; house- $20, no wash; 10 house- MISS CULLEN, $20. MISS Gilro; work girl, Sonora, work girls, city, $10 to’ §25. 325 Sutter st. NEAT girl as companion and light housework, MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. NURSEGIRL, 1 child 2 years, sleep home, §15. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. LAUNDRESS, §25; 2 waitresses, §20 each; Ger- man chambermald and waitress, 320. MISS Sutter st. assist lght housework, §12. MISS 825 Sutter st. WOMAN with a child, ranch, §10. MISS CUL- LEN, 82 Sutter st. MIDDLE-AGED woman for 2 months, country, $10 per month; fare paid. MISS CULLEN, 326 Sutter st. 2 SECOND girls, $20 and $25. MISS CULLEN, 225 Sutter st. COLORED girl as working housekeeper, $20 per S8 CULLEN, 325 Sutter st month. M . first-class commercial hotel, 4 WAITRESSES country, for Dec. 26, $25; chambermaids for Southern California, $20, for Jan. 10: 3 wait- resses, city and country, §20; 2 restaurant 5; 2 lunch waitresses, 50c. C. R. & CO., 104 Geary st. waitr THE_ annual meeting of the stocxholders of THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., will be held at its bagx- ing house, No. 301 Montgomery st., San Fran- cisco, Cal., on TUESDAY, January 10, 1899, at 8:15 o'clock p. m.. for the election of di- rectors to serve for the ensulng year and the transaction of such other business as may come before l!lt)e lgeeéln(f.t - . B. DAVIDSON, Secretary. San Francisco, December 9, 1888. Haey. A LOAN can be had on your plano without re- moval, or we will buy it. UNCLE HARRIS, 15 Grant ave.. near Market st. SPECIAL NOTICES. BAD tenants ejected for $4; collections made; city or countr PACIFIC COLLECTION CO., 415 Montgomery st., rooms 9-10; tel. 5580. ROOMS papered from $3; whitened, $1 up; painting done. Hartmann Paint Co., #3 30 8¢, A At o M s DIVIDEND NOTICES. A A A A A A A~ . DIVIDEND Notice—Dividend No. 62 (50 cents r share) of the Hutchinson Sugar Planta- fon Company will be payable at the office of the company, 327 Market st., on and after Tuesday, Dec. 20, loss. Transfer books will close on Wednesday Dec. 14, 1898, at 3 o'clock p.m, E._H_SHELDON; Secretary. SITUATION WANTED—FEMALE. SUPERIOR German cook desires _situation: best_references; city or country. MISS CUL- LEN. 32 Sutter st. A—NO. 1 cook, best of city reference, desires a sitiation. J. . CROSETT & CO. 216 Sut- er st. MIDDLE-AGED woman will assist In nice famlly where she will have good home and emall wages; good references. Address box 602, Call office. GERMAN woman with boy 3 vears old wishes place to do housework and cooking in private family; wages $15 to $20. Call 356 Third st. LADY wishes a position as housekeeper In hotel or institution; reference. Address box 725, Call office. | 12 OR 3100 to loan on cook and second girl, coun- try, 30, see party here 8:30, fare pald; 25 housegirls for citv and country, $12 to §25. H EN & CO., 104 Geary st housegirl for small Ameri- c 0od famity cook and fond of children, C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. GERMAN maid and seamstress, $20; waitress and parlor maid, $20; 2 second girls, $15 and $20; 3 cooks in American and German families, 325 laundress and chambermaid, $25: girl for cocking and housework, small family, $25; 5 Waitresses and chambeérmalds, $15 and $§20, and a large number of girls for cooking and housework. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sut- ter st! NURSE, 2 grown children, $25; girl for house- work, 2 in family, sleep home, $20. and others. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 315 Sutfer st. AITRESS, try hotel, $1750, fare pald. WAURHAY EADY, 63463 Clay st. OPERATORS on white shirts; all new high speed machines; also finishers on flannel over- LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 3% Fremont. WANTED—Girl to do housework in a family of four. Inquire at 17 New Montgomery st., under urand Hotel. GIRL to make herself generally useful in labeling department. MRS. NETTIE HAR- RISON, 40 Geary st. GIRL for light housework. Call between 8 and 9 o'clock at #0 Ashbury st., near Oak. GIRL to do general housework, plain cooking: ages $10. Call 544 Third s MIDDLE-AGED woman for light housework and wait on lady. 716 Frankiin st. WANTED—Girl for general housework. At 2143 Larkin st. WANTED—Neat, willing_girl for housework; €004 cook. 2060 Green' st. % ur watch at UNCLE HARRIS', 15 Grant ave., near Market st. WANTED—3 first-class froners. Sun Laundry, Nineteenth and Telegraph, Oakland. general LAUNDRESS would like position in_private family; first-class references. Box 04, Call office, Oakland. NEAT German or Danish girl to assist in gen- eral work; good place for right party. 427 Larkin st. NURSE who thoroughly understands care of children and infants wants situation. Box 409, Call office, Oakland. ELDERLY woman wants light housework; is & good cook; has references; country preferred. 7 Van Ness ave. YOUNG Danish girl wishes position to do housework {n small family. Call 481 Third. NURSE with hospital experience would like situation. Box 307, Call office, d. SITUATION wanted by a girl direct from the East to do chamberwork and sewing or sew- take care of & child. Call $3 O'Far- ing and s, o o WANTED—Energetic ladies. 513 Taylor st., from 10:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. LEARN sewing at KEISTER TAILORIN COLLEGE; lessons $1 per week. 426 Gelr;.. HELP WANTED—-MALE. e I e S AR G WANTED—Working foreman for mine, § day. quartz mill man and machinist, $ 50 day: Joung man to learn fruit raising; quarid i B e g pply . F. g Sacramento st. _ * -